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Published 2 Jul 2025, 21:41 BST

Official UK procurement notice

CO6107 - Shandy Park Playground and Gym Refurbishment

Official notice

Authority: Tower Hamlets

WorksOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Published estimate£250,000£300,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 30 Jul 2025
Contract term 3 moends 30 Jan 2026 · starts 3 Nov 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This procurement sets out the London Borough of Tower Hamlets’ requirement for the supply and installation of the playground and outdoor gym in Shandy Park, 24 Bale Rd, London, E1 4QJ.

Tower Hamlets Council is seeking proposals from experienced play and outdoor gym specialists, who can deliver an imaginative, creative, and inclusive play area in Shandy Park.

Parks’ play areas are intended for use by children and young people from toddlers to teenagers and must therefore have appeal to a range of ages.

Parks’ Outdoor Gym areas are intended for use by adults and teenagers and must therefore have appeal to a range of ages and abilities.

The play equipment at Shandy Park should be 100% inclusive to children with special educational needs and disabilities. The outdoor gym should aim to be at least 50% inclusive for those with special educational needs and disabilities.

The successful bidder will be required to supply and deliver the winning proposal, bringing in specialists as needed.

CPV: Gymnasium construction work · Park and playground equipment

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1 3 moSMEPublished value£250,000
Contract period: 3 Nov 2025 – 30 Jan 2026 (3 mo)Value: £250,000 exc. VAT · £300,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: LondonEligibility: SME eligible

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 60%Price: 40%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality Questions and Social Value: 60%
  • Lump sum tender price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality Questions and Social Value: Quality Questions 50% Social Value 10%
  • Lump sum tender price
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Works
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
2 Jul 2025, 21:41 BST
Last source update
2 Jul 2025, 21:41 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 15 Aug 2025
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-036969
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Gymnasium construction workPark and playground equipment
Delivery area
London (UKI)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0557f8 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: London Tenders Portal
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free regional portal
Submission deadline
30 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
23 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

All tender documents are available free of charge at www.londontenders.org ↗

The Council reserve the right not to award any contract pursuant to this procurement exercise and/or to abandon this procurement exercise at any time and/or to award a contract for part of the services at it's sole discretion. The Council shall have no liability whatsoever to any applicant or tenderer as a result of its exercise of that discretion. For the avoidance of doubt, all costs incurred by any applicant and/or tenderer before signature of any contract with the Council shall be incurred entirely at that applicant's/tenderer's risk.

The Council will observe a stand still period following the award of the contract and conduct itself in respect of any appeals in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023

Timeline

2 Jul 2025 → 3 Nov 2025 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    2 Jul 2025, 21:41 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    23 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    30 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Award decision expected by
    15 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
  5. Contract starts359 days ago
    3 Nov 2025

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    2 Jul 2025, 21:41 BST
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The London Borough of Tower Hamlets

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PQBL-2673-MVYG New Town Hall, 160 Whitechapel Road London, London, London, E1 1BJContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender